By Cynthia Bauerly Guest Columnist Child care strains the budgets of many families in Minnesota, where the average cost of all-day care for one child is $901 a month, or $10,812 per year. These costs make Minnesota the 4th-most expensive state in the nation for child care. Gov. Mark Dayton wants to ...Read More

By Aaron Brom Managing Editor It’s a situation that every police officer faces nearly every day — pulling someone over. In some ways it’s the most mundane aspect of their job. Someone speeds, swerves, runs a red light, has a loud muffler. They pull the person over, a window is rolled down, a v...Read More

To the Editor: A letter writer writes, “I am appalled and embarrassed by the Rebels Snow Days picture,” but fails to say why. So I ask why? These are good kids AND future leaders having fun. Perhaps the fact that the letter writer deliberately chose to send her child to a private school may have...Read More

To the Editor: I enjoyed the group picture versus the usual mug shots. The students appear to be having fun. Anybody that thinks that photo should be retaken should volunteer to chaperone a high school dance. The video of them would be priceless. P.S. Any truth to the rumor Miley Cyrus is going to b...Read More

Earlier this month, Governor Mark Dayton appointed a new, full-time chair of the Metropolitan Council. Adam Duininck, the new chairman, will receive a taxpayer salary of $145,000, more than we pay the Governor of our entire state. Mr. Duininck’s background is not in city planning, regional plannin...Read More

To the Editor: As a resident of Champlin for 25 years, I am appalled and embarrassed by the Rebels Snow Days picture on the front page of the January 22 issue of the Champlin Dayton Press. Is this how our community displays its leaders of the future? How we depict our public school? My husband [...]...Read More

By Joe Nathan guest columnist People like Betsy Picciano, Bill Wilson and John Schultz are among Minnesota’s education heroes. They’re examples of leaders who have used Minnesota’s pioneering laws to help thousands of Minnesota high school students earn free college credit, up to and includi...Read More

To the Editor: I am writing in response to the letter arguing that the Mall of America should have welcomed the “Black Lives Matter” demonstrators. Teaching people to take over private property is dangerous and divisive in a country where the right to own property forms a basis of our liberties....Read More